Nursing 2230 Final Review Questions With Complete
Solutions
Ability to learn Correct Answers physically, cognitively,
developmentally, emotionally able
Accountability Correct Answers you are responsible
professionally and legally for the type and quality of nursing
care provided
Active death Correct Answers mottling, semi-coma/come,
apnea, death rattle, incontinence, decreased urine output,
dramatic drop in BP, body may be rigid
Acute grief Correct Answers "somatic distress that occurs in
waves with feelings of tightness in the throat, shortness of
breath, an empty feeling in the abdomen, a sense of heaviness
and lack of muscular power, and intense mental plan"
ADL's Correct Answers Walking, Bathing, Dressing, Toileting,
Brushing Teeth, Eating
Advocate Correct Answers protect your patient's human and
legal rights and help patients assert those rights when needed
Advocate in legal terms Correct Answers a person who
publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
Affective learning Correct Answers expression of feelings and
acceptance of attitudes, opinions, or values, this type of learning
,includes: receiving, responding, valuing, organizing,
characterizing
Affective status of aged Correct Answers assess mood,
geriatric depression scale, predictors of suicide risk
African Americans and death Correct Answers Depends on the
country of origin and degree of acculturation...presence of large
extended family groups including church...mourning period is
relatively short...memorial service and public viewing or a wake
before the burial...organ donation and autopsy are allowed.
Aims of nursing Correct Answers promote health, prevent
illness, restore health, facilitate with coping
Ambiguous loss Correct Answers loss that occurs without
closure
Anticipatory grief Correct Answers an emotional response that
occurs before the actual death around a family with a terminal or
degenerative disorder
Assault Correct Answers any intentional threat to bring about
harmful or offensive contact
Assess Needs Correct Answers Is my client willing to learn?
What does my client already know? Time, place, situation, who
to include?
Assessing the Aged Correct Answers our goal is to keep them
as independent as possible in their own home
,Assessment Correct Answers systematic dynamic way to
collect and analyze data about a client. physiological date,
psychological, sociocultural, economic, and lifestyle factors
Authority Correct Answers the power to give orders, make
decisions, and enforce obedience
Autonomy Correct Answers essential element of professional
nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders.
Autonomy in legal terms Correct Answers freedom from
external control or influence
Barriers of effective communication Correct Answers anxiety,
failure to listen, passing judgement, inappropriate questions,
closed questions, probing for information, use of why,
inappropriate comments, changing the subject, giving advice,
using cliches, giving false reassurance, gossiping
Basic conditioning factors Correct Answers age, sex,
developmental status, relevant life experiences, health state,
sociocultural orientation, available resources
Battery Correct Answers intentional touching without consent
Behavioral responses of aged Correct Answers assessed
behavior, description of behavior, disabilities: agitation,
wandering, short tempered, withdrawn, suspicious, ability:
, communicates easily, likes to reminisce, interested, active,
jokes, wants to do for others
Beneficence Correct Answers done to benefit others
Benner's Stages of Nursing Proficiency Correct Answers
Novice
Advanced beginner
Competent
Proficient
Expert
Biological clocks Correct Answers synchronize sleep cycles
Boundaries Correct Answers the invisible structures imposed
by legal, ethical and professional standards of nursing that
respect the nurse and client rights and protect the functional
integrity of the alliance between nurse and client
Brain death Correct Answers no brain activity, can be used for
organ donation
Buddhist Correct Answers Afterlife in which humans manifest
in different forms (reincarnation)...death is preferred at home
and a person's state at the time of death is important...minimize
emotional expression and maintain a peaceful, compassionate
atmosphere...male family members prepare the body...Buddhists
recommend not touching the body after death to give the
deceased a smoother transition into afterlife... often say prayers
while touching and standing at the head of the body...the body is
Solutions
Ability to learn Correct Answers physically, cognitively,
developmentally, emotionally able
Accountability Correct Answers you are responsible
professionally and legally for the type and quality of nursing
care provided
Active death Correct Answers mottling, semi-coma/come,
apnea, death rattle, incontinence, decreased urine output,
dramatic drop in BP, body may be rigid
Acute grief Correct Answers "somatic distress that occurs in
waves with feelings of tightness in the throat, shortness of
breath, an empty feeling in the abdomen, a sense of heaviness
and lack of muscular power, and intense mental plan"
ADL's Correct Answers Walking, Bathing, Dressing, Toileting,
Brushing Teeth, Eating
Advocate Correct Answers protect your patient's human and
legal rights and help patients assert those rights when needed
Advocate in legal terms Correct Answers a person who
publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
Affective learning Correct Answers expression of feelings and
acceptance of attitudes, opinions, or values, this type of learning
,includes: receiving, responding, valuing, organizing,
characterizing
Affective status of aged Correct Answers assess mood,
geriatric depression scale, predictors of suicide risk
African Americans and death Correct Answers Depends on the
country of origin and degree of acculturation...presence of large
extended family groups including church...mourning period is
relatively short...memorial service and public viewing or a wake
before the burial...organ donation and autopsy are allowed.
Aims of nursing Correct Answers promote health, prevent
illness, restore health, facilitate with coping
Ambiguous loss Correct Answers loss that occurs without
closure
Anticipatory grief Correct Answers an emotional response that
occurs before the actual death around a family with a terminal or
degenerative disorder
Assault Correct Answers any intentional threat to bring about
harmful or offensive contact
Assess Needs Correct Answers Is my client willing to learn?
What does my client already know? Time, place, situation, who
to include?
Assessing the Aged Correct Answers our goal is to keep them
as independent as possible in their own home
,Assessment Correct Answers systematic dynamic way to
collect and analyze data about a client. physiological date,
psychological, sociocultural, economic, and lifestyle factors
Authority Correct Answers the power to give orders, make
decisions, and enforce obedience
Autonomy Correct Answers essential element of professional
nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing
interventions without medical orders.
Autonomy in legal terms Correct Answers freedom from
external control or influence
Barriers of effective communication Correct Answers anxiety,
failure to listen, passing judgement, inappropriate questions,
closed questions, probing for information, use of why,
inappropriate comments, changing the subject, giving advice,
using cliches, giving false reassurance, gossiping
Basic conditioning factors Correct Answers age, sex,
developmental status, relevant life experiences, health state,
sociocultural orientation, available resources
Battery Correct Answers intentional touching without consent
Behavioral responses of aged Correct Answers assessed
behavior, description of behavior, disabilities: agitation,
wandering, short tempered, withdrawn, suspicious, ability:
, communicates easily, likes to reminisce, interested, active,
jokes, wants to do for others
Beneficence Correct Answers done to benefit others
Benner's Stages of Nursing Proficiency Correct Answers
Novice
Advanced beginner
Competent
Proficient
Expert
Biological clocks Correct Answers synchronize sleep cycles
Boundaries Correct Answers the invisible structures imposed
by legal, ethical and professional standards of nursing that
respect the nurse and client rights and protect the functional
integrity of the alliance between nurse and client
Brain death Correct Answers no brain activity, can be used for
organ donation
Buddhist Correct Answers Afterlife in which humans manifest
in different forms (reincarnation)...death is preferred at home
and a person's state at the time of death is important...minimize
emotional expression and maintain a peaceful, compassionate
atmosphere...male family members prepare the body...Buddhists
recommend not touching the body after death to give the
deceased a smoother transition into afterlife... often say prayers
while touching and standing at the head of the body...the body is
